Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro FAQ

• What is Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro?
• What changes have been made to Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro?
• Where does Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro get its data?
• What do "domestic" and "international" mean?
• Where can I find the list of all-time worldwide highest grossing movies?
• Why is my country not listed?
• How are grosses adjusted for ticket price inflation?
• Why don't you have box office results for all movies?
• Why are there some cases where the total sum of all release grosses (e.g. daily, weekend, weekly) lower than the displayed lifetime gross for a title?
• Can I download data from Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro?
• Do the data feeds still exist?
• How can I see the actors and filmmakers for a movie?
• Where can I find production budget data?
• Where can I find box office information for people and companies?
• Where can I find theater count charts?
• Is there a Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro app for my mobile device?
• How can press request interviews and data to support their coverage?
• Can press include data from Box Office Mojo in their stories?
• How can I report new data and corrections to Box Office Mojo?

What is Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro?

Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro is the leading online box office reporting and analysis service that tracks box office receipts both domestically and internationally. Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro is a resource for entertainment industry professionals, journalists, researchers, financiers, and movie fans worldwide. It provides comprehensive box office data for 60+ countries and territories. Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro includes daily, weekly, weekend, monthly, yearly, seasonal, and holiday domestic box-office grosses, as well as international box office grosses. Additionally, Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro includes a selection of all-time rankings and a release calendar for upcoming movies.

If you are looking for tips on using the new Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro, see our User Guide. We also have a glossary of terms that may be helpful.

What changes have been made to Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro?

We have updated the user interface to make the site faster to use and built a mobile-friendly version to make the site available on any device. We have also created a new, simpler navigation structure to make it easier to locate key data and charts.

Where does Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro get its data?

Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro receives data from a variety of sources, including film studios, distributors, sales agents, and others from around the world.

What do "domestic" and "international" mean?

"Domestic" refers to gross box-office revenue from North America (U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico), unless otherwise noted. "International" covers the rest of the world.

Why is my country not listed?

In some cases, box office data is organized by region rather than for each country. If you are not seeing a specific country listed, this means the data was reported for the combined box office region.

Where can I find the list of all-time worldwide highest grossing movies?

Click on "All Time" in the main navigation. Then use the dropdown to toggle from "Domestic" to "Worldwide". This will allow you see the overall all-time charts that are available with worldwide data, including the "Top Lifetime Grosses" chart. You can also access the chart directly here.

How are grosses adjusted for ticket price inflation?

The "Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses" chart adjusts for ticket price inflation using estimated number of tickets sold. This is a helpful tool for converting box office earnings into a standard unit of measurement to better judge a movie's popularity and compare it to other movies released years or decades apart.

Above the chart is a dropdown. Its default selection is "2019 Ticket Price," which means that the chart displays grosses in terms of 2019 dollars. You may select a different year to display the chart in that year's dollars. Selecting "Actuals" will display actual box office receipts (i.e., unadjusted dollars).

The chart also displays the estimated number of tickets sold for each movie by taking its box office gross and dividing it by the average ticket price at the time it was released. To adjust it for inflation (or see what it might have made in the past), the estimated number of tickets sold is multiplied by the average ticket price of the selected year.

In some cases, Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro is able to obtain the actual number of tickets sold. That figure is then used to calculate adjustments (aside from its reported gross). Usually this is the case with older movies, especially those released in the 1930s and 1940s.

Some movies have been released several times over the decades. In these cases, each release is adjusted according to the year it earned its money. Similarly, December releases may earn money in two separate years. For example, a movie's gross from its December opening until December 31 will be adjusted according to the average ticket price that year, then the remaining gross in the following year will be adjusted according to that year's ticket price.

Movies released from the 1980s to mid-1990s may not have extensive weekend box office data and many movies released prior to 1980 may not have weekend data at all, so the detailed timeline of when each movie made its money may not be available. In such cases (and where actual number of tickets sold is not available), adjustments may be made based on total earnings and the average ticket price for the year it was released. Still, this should be a good general guideline to gauge a movie's popularity and compare it to other movies released in different years or decades.

Adjusting for ticket price inflation is not an exact science and should be used for a general idea of what a movie might have made if released in a different year, assuming it sold the same number of tickets.

Since these figures are based on average ticket prices they cannot take into effect other factors that may affect a movie's overall popularity and success. Such factors include but are not limited to: increases or decreases in the population, the total number of movies in the marketplace at a given time, economic conditions that may help or hurt the entertainment industry as a whole (e.g. wars or depressions), the relative price of a movie ticket to other commodities in a given year, competition with other related media such as the invention and advancements of television, home entertainment, streaming media, etc. Overall, this method best compares "apples to apples" when examining the history of box office earnings.

Why don't you have box office results for all movies?

Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro receives data, both domestic and international, for the films that are available on the website. Some companies do not report box office revenue for films that they distribute or represent.

Why are there some cases where the total sum of all release grosses (e.g. daily, weekend, weekly) lower than the displayed lifetime gross for a title?

In some cases we receive a final gross-to-date for a title release when the release has completed its theatrical window, and typically sometime after regular daily gross updates have stopped. We record this final gross-to-date as part of the lifetime gross, but there is no daily or weekly interval reported for these figures. Therefore, we do not present these final grosses in the detailed daily, weekend, or weekly views. Where possible, these final release grosses are incorporated into monthly, seasonal, quarterly, and yearly views.

Can I download data from Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro?

We do not have an option to download data directly from the Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro website at this time. However, if you are interested in licensing data from Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro, you can find out further information on how to do this via our licensing page IMDb Developer.

Do the data feeds still exist?

Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro offers a free utility for those who want to publish box office information on their website(s), allowing you to place just one line of Javascript into your page. Please note that the "Single Movie Box Office Total" feed is no longer available. However, we do provide a "Weekend Top 5" feed.

To use this feed, paste the following code into the HTML of your Web page where you want the Weekend Top 5 chart to appear:

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/data/js/wknd5.php"></script>

More advanced publishers can customize the format of the chart using CSS by using the following code:

<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="https://www.boxofficemojo.com/data/js/wknd5.php?h=myclass1&amp;r=myclass2"></script>

You will need to replace "myclass1" and "myclass2" with your own class names. The first class defines the header row of the chart, while the second defines the rows containing the top five weekend box office results.

Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro provides the above service free of charge. By visiting Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro, you accept these conditions. Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro reserves the right to revoke the use of service without cause at any time for any reason and you agree to these terms.

How can I see the actors and filmmakers for a movie?

Make sure you are on the "Title Summary" tab on the movie's title page by clicking the "Title Summary" tab below the image and plot summary, on the left. Then, scroll down and click on the "Cast and Crew" tab, just to the right of "Releases". There you'll see a list of key crew members and actors/actresses.

Where can I find production budget data?

For movies where Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro tracks production budgets, you can find that data on the title or release page in the summary table in the "Budget" section. Please note that production budget is available only for certain movies.

Where can I find box office information for people and companies?

Box office information for people (i.e. actors, actresses, and filmmakers) and companies (i.e. distributors) is now available exclusively on IMDbPro.

Where can I find theater count charts?

Box office charts for theater counts are now available exclusively on IMDbPro.

Is there a Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro app for my mobile device?

Not at this time, but the new site is now optimized for mobile browsers and you can access it on any device. You can streamline the process by adding Box Office Mojo by IMDbPro as a bookmark in your home screen by following these instructions:

IOS Devices:

• Launch the Safari browser on your iOS device and navigate to the page you want to bookmark. Tap on the share icon on the toolbar (rectangle with an arrow pointing upward). Tap on the "Add to Home Screen" button to create the bookmark. It will now appear on your home screen.

Android Devices:

• Launch the Chrome browser on your Android device and navigate to the page you want to bookmark. Tap on the menu button on the browser (3 dots at the top right), and then "Add to Home Screen" to create the bookmark. It will now appear on your home screen.

How can press request interviews and data to support their coverage?

To request an interview with our box office editor or for additional information about Box Office Mojo, please visit https://www.imdb.com/pressroom or email press@imdb.com. Please note: the press email alias is exclusively for use by journalists on deadline. Inquiries about other topics will not receive a response.

Can press include data from Box Office Mojo in their stories?

Press are welcome to quote small subsets (less than 20 names/titles) of filmography or title-related data on non-commercial websites, on message board systems, in magazine articles, etc. We do insist, however, that you make reference to the source of the data via the phrase: "Information courtesy of Box Office Mojo." For offline references please also include the URL https://www.boxofficemojo.com to compensate for the lack of a live link to the site.

How can I report new data and corrections to Box Office Mojo?

If you can't find the answer to your question on this FAQ page, need to report an issue, or have a more detailed request, please visit the Contact Us page and select "Email" - a member of the support team should get back to you within 24 hours. Please make sure to include as much supporting information in your request as possible.

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